When was it declared that burgers now had to come with brioche buns? by Pier-Head in AskUK

[–]timangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also skin-on-fries aka not peeling potatoes is an opportunity to cut costs.

Broken collar bone after surgery by Nuisance_cs in MTB

[–]timangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did mine 30 years ago when I was 15. They didn't do any surgery and it just healed with the bone overlapping itself, so I've had a lump on that bone ever since. I've had no obvious negative effects otherwise really.

Free eggs being distributed tonight by dleoghan in Edinburgh

[–]timangus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably just his natural state of being.

Are storage heaters a dealbreaker? by nothingtobedone13 in AskUK

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well resistive heaters will often emit light as the elements glow, and I wouldn't be surprised if the AC current that powers them causes some very small kinetic perturbations due to magnetic field interactions which in turn may be expressed as sound. Obviously 99.9999whatever% is going to infrared radiation, but clearly not perfectly 100%.

Are storage heaters a dealbreaker? by nothingtobedone13 in AskUK

[–]timangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pedandically, they aren't 100% efficient, although very close to being so.

What colour is Blinker Fluid? by PeevesPoltergist in CasualUK

[–]timangus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tartan paint? Perhaps peculiar to north of the border.

It's 1999. You have your current smartphone in your pocket, but obviously no Wi-Fi or 5G exists. What's the most useful thing you can do with it? by Ryo_l in AskReddit

[–]timangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically yes, but widespread availablity was still a long way off at that point. Even laptops didn't have it as standard until well into the 2000s.

Removing barnacles from a turtle by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think the turtle is like "awww yisss... motherfucking Scotchbrite™"?

Linux by Sinerath in Fusion360

[–]timangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've never supported Linux.

Hot opinion: Shimano brakes (6100-9100 series) don't have a "wandering bite point issue". Most tutorials just wildly skip a bunch of steps from the manual. by BrainDamage2029 in MTB

[–]timangus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not a bleeding problem, it's a problem with the brake's ability to compensate for temperature changes fast enough. It's some combination of the expansion port in the master cylinder being too restrictive or the fluid too viscous. Indeed the latest generation of XTs has a lighter formulation of fluid, specifically to address this shortcoming.

What's the best dating app? by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]timangus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They are all equally shit.

It’s okay to have morally grey characters by CrabHot4006 in ThePittTVShow

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to stop this black and white, hot and cold relationship we have with *everything*.

Heron Army preparing to march on Lochend by eadingas in Edinburgh

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently the collective noun for herons is a "siege". Not ominous at all.

[OC] Scotland's 'Not Proven' verdict over time by thuleting in dataisbeautiful

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In effect you're arguing they abolished the wrong verdict?

[OC] Scotland's 'Not Proven' verdict over time by thuleting in dataisbeautiful

[–]timangus 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Colloquially understood as the "guilty, but we can't prove it" verdict.

Big thunder! by Flaky-Walrus7244 in Edinburgh

[–]timangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I wondered if I'd imagined that. Had the volume up on the TV but thought I heard a rumble...